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Open Source Under Attack: Your Source Is Ajar

Forrester IT

The open source world has seen high-profile projects with unusual terms. They call themselves “open source” and “free for research and commercial use.” Whether a project is open source does matter. It could be not-quite-closed source masquerading as truly open - it could be ajar source.

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12 Articles To Help You Manage Open-Source Products in 2023

IT Toolbox

Here are Spiceworks’ top 12 recommendations to help you optimize the use of open-source software on Software Freedom Day 2023. The post 12 Articles To Help You Manage Open-Source Products in 2023 appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Why NASA, IBM, And Hugging Face’s Open Source Model Is A Big Deal

Forrester IT

What do you get when you combine an open source platform, a massive and critically useful dataset, and an ability to open-source an AI foundation model? If you’re NASA, IBM, and Hugging Face, you get a massive opportunity to make geospatial data available to all through an open source geospatial AI foundation model.

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How To Incentivize Open Source Maintainers for More Security

IT Toolbox

How can incentivizing maintainers improve your open source software security? The post How To Incentivize Open Source Maintainers for More Security appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Understanding Open Source Business Models for the C-Suite

Learn three key areas that should be considered when evaluating a particular open source project. Choosing software to bake into your architecture is a long-term decision and it is important to understand all the implications of your choice.

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From Open Source to Open Work: What True Agility Takes

IT Toolbox

Unlock true agility in open work environments for a seamless remote workforce experience. The post From Open Source to Open Work: What True Agility Takes appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Tracing Software Lineage To Avoid Open Source Vulnerability

IT Toolbox

The post Tracing Software Lineage To Avoid Open Source Vulnerability appeared first on Spiceworks. Here’s how tracing software lineage can help pinpoint vulnerabilities.

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The Advantages of Free and Open-Source Software Vs. Open-Core Software

Instaclustr commissioned Forrester Consulting to conduct a custom study to assess application development decision-makers’ understanding of the benefits of using open-core software vs. free and open source software (FOSS). Check out the findings!

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Discover the 10 Rules for Managing PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL is one of the most successful open source projects in existence. But each year it becomes harder and harder to get familiarized with the PostgreSQL ecosystem and its new features. Learn 10 rules that will help you perfect your PostgreSQL installation. Download now!

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Open Source & Open Standards: Navigating the Intricacies of a Symbiotic Partnership

Speaker: Guy Martin, Executive Director of OASIS Open

Something all of these technologies have in common is that they are open standards with robust open-source implementations. In the early days of technology, the building blocks of strong open standards combined with open source code that implemented these standards set the stage for breakthrough innovations.

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Open Source is Quickly—and Rightfully— Becoming Enterprise’s First Choice

Open source is not just a community, it’s a movement. Find out why enterprises are going all-in on their open source strategy. And while its popularity has, of course, existed for decades, its accelerating growth in today’s enterprise is unmistakable.

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Ultimate Guide to the Cloud Data Lake Engine

The six primary criteria for evaluating the different open source and commercial cloud data lake engine options. Key takeaways from the guide include: Why you should use a cloud data lake engine. What workloads are suitable for cloud data lake engines. How to get started with your evaluation